MAC Warm & Cozy Collection: Lipsticks

I was pleasantly surprised by the texture and coverage of both Siss and Warm Me Up. Siss is permanent, by the way, so you don’t have to rush out and purchase that one if it catches your eye and you’re on a budget. (I didn’t own it previously, though, so I still picked one up.) My favorite was easily Warm Me Up — it’s totally a shade I’d gravitate towards, and the finish is truly lovely. Spiced Tea was definitely the disappointing one of the three.

Siss is a fleshy-beige with a peachy undertone. It reminded me of the color of foundation (well, a darker foundation than my own, I suppose). It’s not flattering on my lips, and I doubt I’d wear it alone — perhaps layered with a coral gloss or even a red.

Warm Me Up is a creamy medium pink with a little warmed-up yellow in it. I know MAC says it’s a neutral pink, but I think it has a lil’ warmth in it still! It has a nice amplified finish, so it’s rich in pigmentation and goes on smooth. It reminded me of a much pinker version of Brave New Bronze for some reason…

Spiced Tea is a semi-sheer coppery bronze with an orange warmth to it. It has a golden shimmer in it. I thought it wasn’t so bad at first, but on my lips, it looks a little splotchy. I just found it really trying to get an even finish/color with this particular shade.

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Also, something I was wondering about Creme d’Nude, is it fully pigmented like Siss lipstick is? I’ve seen loads of swatches on people, some light pink, some look unbearably sheer and some look just dull. Is Creme d’Nude anything like Siss?

It is! It’s like every time you try to layer it on (I always just apply straight from the tube, ’cause let’s face it, that’s how most of us do it! — plus, it’s just for swatches), the shimmer budges one way, the color slips the other way… annoying!

I use to have Siss, it is one of my earlier MAC purchases and my very first “nude” lipstick. Looking at the swatches, I may buy Warm Me Up lipstick because it does remind me of Brave New Bronze and I missed out on that one.

Warm Me Up looks nice, and I love Amplifieds. I’m not sure how it’ll look with my skin tone, but I’ll have to check it out next time I’m at MAC. I’ll probably get either Warm Me Up or one of the tinted lip conditioners.

Aww seeing how bright and light the Warm Me Up lipstick looks against you makes me sad! Tell me, is Warm Me Up lipstick anything like a lipstick by MAC called Malt? Malt was a Satin(?) lipstick that MAC had all the way back in 2001. Malt looked like a permanent color at the time but I guess they discontinued it some years back! LOL

IMO, no, not really like Malt. I remember Malt (I think I may have a stub left, but I may have used it for B2M) being a lot more taupe/brown, I guess. This is kind of like a more coral version of Cosmo.

I’m an NC45 and I already have Siss but I have to mix that with a lip pencil or with Touch lipstick. I think that Siss suits people that are like two or three shades lighter than NC45. I bought Warm Me Up and I’ll use that one with either the Cremestick Liner lip pencil in Beurre or the Half Red lip pencil.

I highly recommend the Spiced Tea lipstick which is a Glaze, but don’t bother buying it if you already have the lipstick called Shag because Shag is very similar. I didn’t bother buying Spiced Tea because I have Shag somewhere.

Aww, I’m such a fan of this collection.. Funny but Warm me up looked on me pretty much like Spiced tea does on you. It’s my natural lip colour with a little brown..
Now is it worth 20$ to look like myself with a little bit of a bang?? IS IT? Arg decisions decisions..